Top 10 Reasons for People to Support the Arts
By Randy I. Cohen, Vice President of Research and Policy for the American for the Arts. – The arts are fundamental to our humanity. They ennoble and inspire us—fostering creativity, goodness, and beauty. The arts bring us joy, help us express our values, and build bridges between cultures. The arts …
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LST Now Offers Lower Entry Fees for Students
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery (LST) is very excited to announce that they now offer lower entry fees for college art students, starting as low as $4.00 per entry. To qualify for the lower entry fees any student, age 18+ who enters the gallery’s art competitions must have …
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How to Be Prepared to Deal with an Art Collector
By Guest Blogger, Lori McNee -Today more than ever artists like you are taking charge of their own art careers. Understanding how to deal with an art collector is becoming a much-needed skill. With the vast decline of store-front art galleries, the art market has changed. The rise of online …
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Crowdfunding and the Online Art Market
By Guest Blogger, Anders Cederholm – In recent years, crowdfunding has become possible, thanks to websites which allow different businesses to raise money. Artboost is the new digital and social media version of fundraising for artists and art collectors. What is Crowdfunding? Crowdfunding is a fundraising concept where a community …
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Top Common Artist’s Biography Mistakes
For our art gallery’s monthly art competitions, artists are required to provide the gallery with an Artist’s Biography and an Artist’s Statement as part of their submission. During a normal year, we see and review more than 7,600 biographies. We have seen great biographies and terrible biographies with most being …
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Greeting Card Sales for Successful Artists
The US greeting card industry, though a large customer for art, has been tough for artists to break into – but that may be changing, thanks to the internet and a new technology out of Silicon Valley. The problem most artists have is that entry into the greeting card market …
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101 Free Art Websites to Help Artists Sell Their Art
We’ve recently researched free websites where artists may market, promote and sell their arts and crafts. These sites either have free membership options or do not charge the artist set-up and maintenance fees. Some of them are totally free to the artist, while others charge the artist commissions on their …
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Artist Workshops for Successful Artists
By Crista Cloutier, Guest Blogger – If you’re an artist you already know how important it is to keep learning. Curiosity is the artist’s calling card, and devotion to craft is what separates the professionals from the dilettantes. But don’t stop at the fun stuff. Taking artist workshops to learn …
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30 Art Websites that Accept Free Art Submissions
Most new and emerging artists are always looking for ways in which to get their art out there and for simple ways in which to promote their art. We have identified 30 websites which accept free art submissions from artists. These sites are art blogs, art magazines and art related …
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#Art Hashtags for Artists to Use on Instagram
Instagram is an accepted and effective way for artists to brand, market and sell their artworks. The main goals for artists when marketing through social media is to increase their reach, create more traffic to their art website and display their art to new and targeted audience. By employing art-related …
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Tips on How to Get Your Art Noticed Quickly
Every day we get inquiries from artists asking us how they can get their art noticed. If you are like most artists, you do not have enough time to create, promote, market and sell your art. I do believe that there are some relatively easy ways for an artist to …
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How to Use Instagram for Successful Artists
Instagram has become a very popular social networking site. Today, they have more than 700+ million active monthly users. Think of Instagram as Facebook for pictures. www.instagram.com With its emphasis on visual communications, Instagram is the perfect medium for artists and art related professionals to market and brand their art. …
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